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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2026

Multicenter OCT-Based Visual Field Representations via Segmentation-Free 3D CNNs: Forecasting, Longitudinal Variability, and Progression Detection.

Makoto Koyama, Hidenori Takahashi, Satoru Inoda, Chihiro Mayama, Yuta Ueno, Yoshikazu Ito, Tetsuro Oshika, Masaki Tanito

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Makoto KoyamaMinamikoyasu Eye Clinic, Kimitsu, Japan.
Hidenori TakahashiCenter for Cyber Medicine Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Satoru InodaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.
Chihiro MayamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuta UenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Yoshikazu ItoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Tetsuro OshikaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Masaki TanitoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate segmentation-free three-dimensional convolutional neural networks (3DCNNs) that derive visual field (VF)-shaped representations from macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) volumes (OCT-based estimated VF; OCT-VF) and to assess their performance in forecasting future Humphrey field analyzer (HFA) measurements and characterizing longitudinal variability in clinical datasets. Methods: The 3DCNN models were trained on 129,007 heterogeneous real-world paired OCT-HFA datasets from 13,366 patients (24,313 eyes) across five institutions using 10-fold cross-validation. Forecasting accuracy for the last HFA visit was evaluated using HFA-only forecasts and hybrid models that combined HFA-anchored intercept with longitudinal slopes derived from both OCT-VF and HFA (AOS-AVG). Longitudinal variability was assessed as residual deviations from linear trends using jackknife resampling. Results: The AOS-AVG yielded the lowest forecasting errors across endpoints and significantly reduced mean absolute error compared with HFA-only forecasts (pointwise thresholds: 24-2, 2.45 vs. 2.68 dB; 10-2, 2.44 vs. 2.65 dB; both P < 0.001). OCT-VF showed significantly lower residual variability than HFA (MD: 24-2, 0.79 vs. 1.13 dB; 10-2, 0.87 vs. 1.07 dB; both P < 0.001). Eyes classified as progression-positive by OCT-VF but negative by HFA exhibited greater perimetric variability and steeper HFA MD decline than true-negative eyes. Conclusions: Hybrid forecasting approaches that incorporate OCT-VF-derived slope information can improve prediction of future visual-field outcomes. The lower variability of OCT-VF representations may also enable detection of progression-related signals that remain obscured by perimetric noise in routine longitudinal monitoring. Translational Relevance: OCT-VF may serve as a complementary tool for precision disease monitoring alongside current automated perimetry.

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Convolutional Neural NetworksGlaucomaImaging, Three-DimensionalTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual FieldsDisease ProgressionForecastingHumansVisual Field Tests

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PMCPMC13374838

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